Leahy Pressured to Delay Liu Hearing: Judson Berger from Fox News reports that Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee have asked Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt) to postpone an April 16 hearing to consider President Obama's nominee to the Ninth Circuit, Berkeley law professor Goodwin Liu. The committee members cited Liu's submission on Monday of over 117 additional speeches, publications and other background materials he failed to disclose when his nomination was announced in February. Among these were speeches on affirmative action and participation in an event co-sponsored by Berkeley's ultra liberal Center For Social Justice. In their letter to Leahy, the members noted that Liu only provided the additional background material after staff discovered omissions in the information he initially submitted.
Execution Delay Rejected: The Ohio Supreme Court has denied a convicted murderer's request for additional delay of his April 20 execution. The Associated Press reports that Darryl Durr sought the delay while he sought more DNA testing and challenged the state's lethal injection process. Durr, an habitual sex offender was convicted on strong evidence of the kidnap, rape and murder of sixteen year old A unanimous 2006 Sixth Circuit decision denying his
Execution Delay Rejected: The Ohio Supreme Court has denied a convicted murderer's request for additional delay of his April 20 execution. The Associated Press reports that Darryl Durr sought the delay while he sought more DNA testing and challenged the state's lethal injection process. Durr, an habitual sex offender was convicted on strong evidence of the kidnap, rape and murder of sixteen year old A unanimous 2006 Sixth Circuit decision denying his
